Many people have entered Champaign as mere mortals? only to exit as bona fide stars. Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee, film-critic Roger Ebert and Hall of Fame football player Dick Butkus all lived in Champaign before they hit the big time. After a stay in Champaign?s Drury Inn and Suites, who says you couldn?t become an icon as well? Our free HOT! QUIKSTART® breakfast, which features Belgian waffles, scrambled eggs, sausage and many other delicious items, is an ideal mental stimulator. If you take advantage of our free business center and free wireless Internet, your business prowess can only be heightened. And with our free indoor/ outdoor pool and whirlpool, you can continue working toward your Olympic ambitions.. If you aren?t in the market to increase your star power, Champaign has plenty of excellent attractions to keep you busy. The Historic Virginia Theatre transforms a movie into an extraordinary event. Over 1,500 guests can enjoy their 56 foot-wide screen that has been entertaining Champaign since 1926. Nearby, the University of Illinois Campus Town is full of unique shops and restaurants. And the Parkland College theatre is a great place to watch a show performed by the Parkland fine art groups. Aside from leisure attractions, Champaign has a wealth of educational activities for the whole family. Unleash your inner-Aviator, visit the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum and see classic aircrafts from the past 80 years. Fine-tune your science skills at the Orpheum Children?s Science Museum. And become star struck at the William M. Staerkel Planetarium. During your stay at the Drury Inn and Suites of Champaign, stardom might be unavoidable..
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